Cabin John Viewpoint & Tadpole Nursery via Cabin John Trail is a 3.5-mile out-and-back in Cabin John Regional Park near Knollwood, MD. The route passes Tadpole Nursery and Cabin John Viewpoint. It is mostly level, with 171 ft of elevation gain, and mostly dirt. It scores 0/100 on the Ambleway Wildness scale: paved and peopled.
Elevation
0 mi217 – 308 ft4.1 mi
Getting there
Trailhead: Unnamed 39.02365, -77.15772
Nearest town Knollwood, MD
Directions
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Cabin John Viewpoint & Tadpole Nursery via Cabin John Trail
3.5 mi · ▲ 171 ft · 1 hr 15 min
Elevation 216–308 ft
Out & Back · Cabin John Regional Park
Trailhead: 39.02365, -77.15772
Weather Sep 20: Overcast, high 82°F / low 70° · precip 20% · wind 3 mph · sunrise 6:55 AM · sunset 7:11 PM
Transit-accessible: stop 142 m from the trailhead · Toilets at the trailhead · Drinking water at the trailhead · Parking lot at the trailhead
- Start at the trailhead, heading N.
- 50 ftPass Tadpole Nursery.
- 50 ftTurn right onto Tulip Tree Trail, heading N.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading N.
- 400 ftTurn right onto Cabin John Trail, heading NE.
- 0.3 miBear right, heading N.
- 50 ftBear right, heading NW.
- 0.1 miBear right onto Hawk Ridge Trail, heading E.
- 250 ftContinue straight onto Gooseneck Loop Trail, heading NW.
- 0.1 miContinue straight onto Cabin John Trail, heading NW.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading SE.
- 0.2 miBear left, heading SE.
- 250 ftBear right, heading N.
- 250 ftPass Cabin John Viewpoint.
- 50 ftSharp left, heading N.
- 50 ftSharp right, heading N.
- 200 ftSharp right, heading NW.
- 250 ftTurn left, heading W.
- 0.6 miTurn left, heading E.
- 0.2 miBear right, heading S.
- 100 ftSharp right, heading SW.
- 0.2 miTurn left onto Gooseneck Loop Trail, heading S.
- 400 ftContinue straight onto Cabin John Trail, heading S.
- 0.1 miTurn left, heading W.
- 0.4 miTurn right, heading E.
- 0.3 miTurn left, heading S.
- 350 ftTurn right onto Tulip Tree Trail, heading S.
- 50 ftTurn left, heading S.
- 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.
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Trail surface
83% dirt15% paved2% unspecified
Weather
OvercastTemperature 82°F70°
Precip20%Wind3 mphUV6Humidity68%
Hourly temperatureRain chance
85°70°
Sunrise 6:55 AM12 AM3 AM9 AM12 PM3 PMSunset 7:11 PM
Mon
74°61°
35%
Tue
62°56°
82%
Wed
60°53°
63%
Thu
64°54°
34%
Fri
70°47°
Sat
73°50°
Good to know
- Transit-accessible: stop 142 m from the trailhead
- Toilets at the trailhead
- Drinking water at the trailhead
- Parking lot at the trailhead
More from this trailhead
- Tadpole Nursery & Cabin John Trail 3.3 mi · ▲ 114 ft
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